A FIRST hearing has taken place for a man accused of raping a woman in Oxford.

Levi Bancroft, of HMP Wandsworth near London, appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (July 23) for his first hearing.

The 22-year-old has been charged with one count each of rape of a woman and assaulting a person occasioning actual bodily. The complainant in this case cannot be named for legal reasons.

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It is alleged that the offence took place in Oxford on November 16 last year. The details of the case are currently unknown.

The case has now been adjourned for a plea hearing to take place at the same court on Tuesday, July 30.

If guilty, he could face a prison sentence.